A Little Dose of a Long Video (but I highly recommend it)

Jerry Tindell, Trainer of Horses & Mules, Teacher of Humans

I bought Jerry's video "Starting over with Rachel, the Troubled Mule" a year ago. Horse training videos are studies of extremely subtle things. You might feel yourself drifting off to sleep if the room is warm. Jerry sticks with Rachel for three hours and she comes out a very improved mule. Don't ask a non-horseperson to watch this epic with you. Video Mike makes and sells the videos. He is great to do business with. He also did Crystal Wards donkey training video.

Jerry's main principle as far as I can tell is this:

Stick With It Until You get A Change:

• Learn to accept progress in little doses or steps.
• Stop while you're ahead. The last thing he did will be the first thing he remembers.
• Do not stop your session with the horse or mule's refusal. Stop on a positive note, no matter how small.

My effort to gain leadership points by keeping my herd away from the feeder is one of those items where progress comes in little doses. Today the only one I had to ask to show some respect before I allowed him to the feeder was Chester, the wiggly mule.